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peaceville t1_iumslgz wrote

Reply to comment by Zerole00 in Homeless People in Lancaster CA Are Being Forced to Live in the Desert by xCeladon

Exactly. Why should the needs of a few nasty entitled homeless drug abusers trump the entire community? Why can't I enjoy my own parks and hiking trails without fear?

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The_Yarichin_Bitch t1_iunvl1g wrote

I mean, that greatly decreases with proper help for most of them being severely mentally and physically ill. But no one wants to use money for that (less than paying for the cleanup and management), instead they wanna let the problem become a problem... John Oliver did a whole show on it. I'm totally understanding of it being disgusting and dangerous, but we have a cheaper solution than what we're doing right now. And not doing that solution means this problem will be here to stay 😮‍💨

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focusedhocuspocus t1_iuo6eyd wrote

That’s why safe injection sites should be more widespread. Safe disposal of needles, less risk of spreading diseases, and potential avenues for people to seek help.

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peaceville t1_iupl209 wrote

We have those. They go to the trails and parks. Should we just set up sharps boxes on all the trails and in all the parks so drug abusers can just shoot meth anywhere they please? They completely take over and violently trash every river and bike path close to town. Our city does ok but they can't make anyone shit in an outhouse or throw their needles away, and apparently they can't be bothered.

It's gross and disrespectful to the community and it's not about having other options. They trash every space they take here.

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